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Pokémon Professors

These Professors are considered experts on Pokémon in their respective regions. They are often researchers and are the ones responsible for distributing Pokédexes and starter Pokémon.. They are all named after trees.

Professor Samuel Oak (Dr. Ookido)

The Pokémon Professor native to the Kanto region who specializes in the study of the relationships between humans and Pokémon. He is the grandfather of the player character's rival in Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, and their remakes.

Absent-Minded Professor: He doesn't even remember his own grandson's name, and has to be reminded by the player (who he also can't remember the name of) at the beginning of the game.

Mr. Exposition: At the beginning of the games, setting a tradition with succeeding Professors.

Nice Guy: He adores Pokémon and people alike, and gives the player their starter.

Retired Badass: According to Agatha. It's also implied he was the Champion at one point since he can enter the Hall of Fame.

Theme Naming: Oak kicks off the tradition of naming the regional professors after trees.

Professor Elm (Dr. Utsugi)

The Pokémon Professor native to the Johto region who specializes in the study of Pokémon breeding. According to Professor Oak, in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, he's also "the best when it comes to the research of Pokémon evolution."

Renaissance Man: Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire show that he's written books on Hoenn's history in general as well as on its Pokémon.

Running Gag: Getting chased by something north of Littleroot Town and yelling for the player's help in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, each situation more ridiculous (and non-threatening) than the last. His artwork even shows him running.

Generation Xerox: Apparently she is very similar to her father in terms of looks, personality, and general work.

Genki Girl: She is very energetic and acts on something she has decided immediately. This is noted by the Player Character's mother in Black 2/White 2 where she is happy that Juniper offers their child a Pokémon and Pokédex, but gets annoyed she already sent Bianca before informing your mother.

Hot Scientist: Being the first female scientist of the series, it'd be hard to believe if the creators had passed this trope up.

One Steve Limit: Averted in the in the Japanese version, where she and her father are both referred to as "Araragi." Played straight in the English version, as her father is given a first name — Cedric.

Theme Naming: Once again, the professor is named after a tree, though she breaks the pattern. All of the previous professors are named after deciduous trees, but she's named after a coniferous one.

Cedric Juniper (Dr. Araragi Sr.)

Early-Bird Cameo: You don't actually see him, but if you check out one of the pictures in his daughter's lab, it mentions her standing with a smiling man hinted to be him.

Mid-Season Upgrade: He's the one who upgrades the Pokédex (not to National-level, though; that's for after finishing the game) upon first meeting him in Mistralton City.

One Steve Limit: In the Japanese version, both he and his daughter are referred to as "Araragi." In the English localization, he has a first name of "Cedric" to avoid having two characters being referred to by the same name.

Lampshaded in the anime, where Ash says "Professor Juniper" and, after both respond, realizes that that's both of their names.

Only One Name: Played straight in the original Japanese, averted in international releases. For example, the English translation gives him the full name and title of Professor Cedric Juniper.

Professor Augustine Sycamore (Dr. Platane)

The Pokémon Professor who resides in the Kalos Region who specializes in the research of Mega Evolution. He was once studying under Prof. Rowan, who also shares a similar research approach.

Ascended Meme: A running joke amongst the fanbase is that Professor Oak sent the player on his or her journey, just to give him romantic alone time with their mother. In X and Y Professor Sycamore sends a letter to the player character's mother informing her that he is sending her child on a Pokémon journey, which she thinks is a love letter.

Badass Bookworm: He battles the player during the game, a first for Professors. The first time you battle him he admits he's not very good at it, but he challenges you again much later, where he is pretty tough.

Unfortunate Names: Not his English name. His Japanese name sounds closely to the Spanish word for "banana" which is "platano."

Pokémon Storage System Developers

Pokémon Storage System Developers are the people who operate and maintain the Pokémon Storage System across the Pokémon world. The original developer of the system is Bill.

Bill (Masaki Sonezaki)

The Pokémon Storage System Developer who operates on the Kanto-Johto landmass. He is a native of the Johto region with family in both regions. He is also a famous inventor and Pokémon researcher who is regarded as an expert in many fields. Because of his large collection of both common and rare Pokémon people, including himself, call him a Poké Maniac. He considers Eevee and its evolutions as his favorite Pokémon.

Accent Adaptation: He speaks with a Kansai accent in the Japanese versions and a southern one in the English ones.

Baleful Polymorph: When you first meet him, he has been turned into a Pokémon (specifically Clefairy in the remakes) due to a Teleporter Accident. He gets better thanks to you, and gives you a ticket for the S.S. Anne as thanks.

Demoted to Extra: In Generation II. He isn't as relevant to the plot as in Red and Blue and their remakes, to the point where the original Gold, Silver, and Crystal told you right off the bat whose PC you were using to store your extra Pokémon instead of labeling it "Someone's PC" like the previous games as well as the PCs run by Lanette and Bebe in later installments.

I'm Your Biggest Fan: In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a fan of Bill named Poké Maniac Brent calls you occasionally to give you trivia about Bill, such as: Bill's younger sister can't wink; Bill's first Pokémon was an Abra; Bill's mother was a Kimono Girl; Bill is not good at Pokémon battles; and Bill is attracted to the Goldenrod Flower Shop owner's daughter.

Lolicon: Refers to Leaf as "beautiful" in the remakes. It's one of the few lines changed for a female player character (he refers to Red as "chief"), in contrast to the large number of flirting from the (roughly same aged) female characters in the game.

Lanette (Mayumi)

The Pokémon Storage System Developer who operates in the Hoenn region. She updates Bill's storage system by giving it a user friendly graphical interface and the ability to store more Pokémon and change the wallpaper of the boxes Pokémon are stored in. She is Brigette's younger sister.

Curtains Match The Windows: It may be a little hard to determine from the picture, but when considering her sister this may just be the case.

Girliness Upgrade: A slight one: In Gen III, she had short hair, a Dangerously Short Skirt, brown sandals, and looked overall like a tomboy. In Gen VI, she wears a short dress, she has different, green sandals, and her hair is longer, making her look a bit more feminine (though she does still look a bit like a tomboy).

Celio (Nishiki)

A Pokémon Storage System programmer who operates in the Sevii Islands and he's good friends with Bill. He runs the Pokémon Net Center on One Island where he built and maintains the Pokémon Network machine.

Fetch Quest: He makes the protagonist search out to the rest of the Sevii Islands to find the Ruby and the Sapphire so he use them to finish the Pokémon Network machine and connect with Lanette in Hoenn.

Fun with Acronyms: His name may be a reference to the Corps of Engineers Library Information Online, a database of all the documents in the libraries of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Cassius (Kurokea)

The Pokémon Storage System Developer who operates in the Kalos region.

Broken Streak: The first male Pokémon Storage System Developer in years, ending a streak of PSS Developers after Bill being female.

Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Implied. He doesn't look like a professional computer expert at first glance aside from the odd supercomputer in the back of the building.

Face of a Thug: When you enter his house in Camphrier Town, it's mainly him, a supercomputer, and two Punk Girls. You wouldn't think for a moment that was the living quarters of the Storage System Developer.

Freaky Fashion, Mild Mind: He has the same model as the Punk Guy trainer class but his manner of speaking is borderline pleasant.

Genius Slob: As seen in his TCG artwork, Cassius has plenty of snacks scattered around his workspace.

Hidden Depths: Considering how he talks, and the fact that his model matches that of the Punk Guy trainer class, yet he runs the system in Kalos.

Theme Naming: All of them are named after grains, though some are more obvious then others (to wit: Cereal, Millet, Rye, Barley, and Buckwheat).

Weapon of Choice: Each of them are associated with the mon they use as a tag partner in your encounters with them. In order: Chansey/Blissey for Cheryl, Kadabra's evolutionary line for Mira, Lucario for Riley, Arcanine for Marley, and Claydol for Buck.

Foreshadowing: When talked to, she mentions "the Pokémon among flowers." This is referring to Shaymin, a Pokémon that wasn't available in a legitimately until a while after Pokemon Diamond And Pearl's release.

Fragile Speedster: Her team specializes in the Speed stat. ((Many of them aren't that fragile, but quickness is always their first priority.)

Kuudere: "...I might like battling with you. ...Just a little. Only a tiny bit."

The Quiet One: If you talk to her when partnered up, she notes the player character as very chatty.

The Unfought: His first appearance in Diamond and Pearl seems to set him up as an opponent. However, for some reason you end up teaming up with him instead. You can fight him at the Battleground later, if you wish.

What Happened to the Mouse?: He runs off to return the Magma Stone. If you try to follow him, you will find an awake Heatran and no sign of Buck or the stone. This is the last time you see Buck outside of the Battle Tower. Obviously he got out okay and the volcano didn't erupt, but still...

Other Side Characters

Daisy Oak (Nanami Ookido)

Blue's older sister. Unlike her Jerkass of a brother, she is actually a kind and gentle young woman. She gives the player a Map in the Gen I games (and their remakes), and offers massages in the Gen II games (and their remakes).

Friend to All Living Things: A lot of people mention how nice she is and that Pokémon love her. In HeartGold and SoulSilver she'll give the player Blue's phone number only after she has messaged seven Pokémon and is shown one with maxed friendship.

Hidden Depths: It wasn't until the remakes, but examine the right bookshelf and you'll discover that Daisy's a former Contest champion. No wonder she's so good at grooming Pokémon.

Spot of Tea: She enjoys tea, and a mug of it can be seen on her table. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player visits her from 3:01pm to 4:00pm, she'll also mention that she usually has tea at this time.

Copycat

A little girl from Saffron City who not only loves mimicking people, but is also very good at it.

Girls Love Stuffed Animals: She collects Pokémon Dolls. In the Generation I games and their remakes, if the player gives her a Clefairy Doll, she'll give the TM for Mimic or teach it to the player's Pokémon. In the sequels, she gives the player a Magnet Train Pass for finding and returning the lost doll.

Distressed Dude: Shortly after he went to the Pokémon tower to pay his respects to the spirit of the Marowak that Team Rocket had killed earlier, Team Rocket shows up again, and takes him hostage inside.

Series Continuity Error: He was misnamed "Koichi" in both the Japanese and English versions of FireRed and LeafGreen. His Pokémon are also inexplicably a few levels lower in in the Gen II games and their remakes.

Training from Hell: In the Gen II games and their remakes, he's left the dojo to train deep within Mt. Mortar. Finding and beating him nets the player a Tyrogue, provided they have an empty slot in their party.

Unique Enemy: In every game he appears, he's the only way to get any of the "Hitmon"-type Pokémon. As of Gen II, you can breed other Tyrogues so you can eventually get all of them, but in Gen I the only way to get the one you didn't choose was to trade for it.

Flanderization: In Pokémon Crystal, Eusine demonstrates his knowledge of Johto's history in general and helps you get Ho-Oh. Since these plot elements are given to other characters in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, all that's really left for him is his obsession with Suicune.

Hair Color Dissonance Of the "blond hair being represented by light brown" variety. note It's never exactly clear what shade his hair is supposed to be; it varies from definitely blond in his overworld sprite to light brown in the game intro and somewhere in between in his battle sprite.

A group of five, kimono-clad young women who live in Ecruteak City, and who give you the HM for Surf upon being defeated.

Ascended Extra: They were mostly there so you could get the HM for Surf in the original versions and not a whole lot else. In the remakes, they're pretty much relevant throughout the Johto section of the game, even being the ones who summon the mascot of the version you're playing.

Chekhov's Gunmen: In HeartGold and SoulSilver, they pop up once each throughout the game. It turns out that they are the ones who summon the box legendary.

Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Throughout the game, you will encounter them at certain points and likely forget not soon after. Then you find out they can kick Silver's ass and still give you a good challenge with their Eeveelutions.

Geisha: Maiko, technically, but they seem to have a similar function, and they're able to use their dance ceremony to send a call to Lugia or Ho-Oh (depending on the game).

Help, I'm Stuck!: A variation happens in the remakes : When you encounter Sayo in the Ice Path, she'll tell you that her sandals got stuck to the ice, and request your help to get her out.

One Steve Limit: In the Japanese version of GSC, one of them had the same Japanese name as Maylene. It was changed in the remakes, as Maylene makes a cameo there.

Took a Level in Badass: Because you encounter them much later on in the remakes, their Pokémon are also obviously much stronger, not to mention you fight all five of them in a row. Even Silver got his ass handed to him battling them.

Looker (Handsome)

A police agent who shows up in Sinnoh to try and arrest Team Galactic. He later shows up in Unova, requesting the player's help in finding and arresting the rogue Seven Sages of Team Plasma. He shows up again in Kalos in a sidequest where the player character becomes his partner in a private detective agency in Lumiose City.

Dead Sidekick: His backstory implies that a Pokemon partner of his was killed prior to the events of X and Y, making him decide to work alone.

Funny Foreigner: His manner of speech suggests he is not a native speaker of the language, and he's certainly an unusual fellow.

X & Y go out of their way to explain this. He speaks fluent French (the language the games are technically in) but when a Kantonian woman walks in screaming in fright in Japanese, Looker mistranslates what she said as something about being dishonored about bad tea. She was robbed and her Pokémon were kidnapped.

X & Y also seems to suggest that his native tongue is some sort of alt-Germanic language.

Hidden Depths: In X and Y, it's mentioned by Emma that he used to have a Pokémon as his partner, but it didn't make it during a case a long time ago. Come to think of it, he did have a Croagunk in Platinum that hasn't shown up since...

Non Sequitur: At the beginning of the post-game, your mother asks Looker what him giving you the Super Rod has to do with catching Team Plasma's agents. His response? "Absolutely nothing!"

Parental Substitute: To Emma in X and Y, but only temporarily, as once his work in Kalos is done he has to leave the region. On the other hand, once he does depart, he arranges for Emma to keep using the agency building so that she no longer has to live out in the streets.

Averted in X & Y, as he is tracking down Xerosic in an arrangement with Malva (its implied he gave her a plea bargain in exchange for stopping Xerosic). However, it's played straight when someone starts speaking Japanese...

Played straight again in Black and White, where he manages not to show up until everything is settled, and the Sages willingly turn themselves in. Though he still somehow managed to let Zinzolin go without successful rehabilitation.

Private Detective: He's not really one, but he uses this as a cover for his Interpol work in X and Y.

What Happened to the Mouse?: You'd think he'd should up again in the sequels to pursue the rest of Team Plasma, but he's oddly absent. Due to the released timeline showing that X/Y take place at the same time as B/W 2, it's most likely the case that he was busy in Kalos during the events of the game.

Fennel (Makomo)

A young woman from Striaton City, and close friend of Professor Juniper's. She is a scientist who specializes in studying Pokémon's dreams. She serves as a guide in the Pokémon Dream World.

Catch Phrase: She always ends her sentences in an awkward/nervous laugh "Ahaha!".

The Confidant: Nate becomes this to her; she talks to him about her insecurities and aspirations, and asks him advice on how to deal with family problems, competitiveness with co-workers, and how she looks in her hat. Apparently, he gives excellent advise.

The male worker option should the player be female in Black 2 & White 2.

Adorkable: Absolutely. As he gets to know Rosa on a personal level, he begins to open up, and for someone who is a rather famous and popular TV/Radio host, he's surprisingly insecure and not at all conceited.

Nice Guy: He's quite sweet and friendly. He also often talks about his family, and his dialogue makes it clear how much he loves them. He even asks Rosa for advice when he has disagreements with them, and usually resolves to sincerely apologize and avoid making the same mistake in the future.

Ship Tease: It eventually becomes quite obvious that he has a crush on Rosa. When on the Ferris wheel with her, he even goes so far as to say that while the Unova region is certainly very pretty, it's not the only thing that's pretty around here. Oh, Curtis.

Schrödinger'sSpear Counterpart: If you play as a male character, Curtis still exists and can be "seen" on TV doing interviews; the player just never interacts with him.

Sidequest Sidestory: After finding his lost Xtransceiver, you can initiate a series of calls with him and eventually trade Pokémon with him.

Guide Dang It: Good luck actually completing the sidequest without consulting an online walkthrough, because even the official guide is horribly unclear.

Professor Burnet

The professor in charge of the Pokémon Dream Radar application. She searches for abnormalities in different spaces where Pokémon and items dwell.

Did You Just Capture Cthulhu?: She built the radar so she could study Pokémon and the Dream world. She ended up helping catch the Kami Trio. And, if the player has any of the Generation IV game cards, she thinks about a theme, builds a new extension, and lets you catch the title Legendaries for those games.

Grace (Saki)

She is the parent of the protagonist in Pokémon X and Y. She (and by proxy, you) just recently moved to Vaniville Town, not realizing that her child would start on a Pokémon adventure. She was also a world famous Rhyhorn racer but now retired, with her Rhyhorn pet resting in front of your lawn.

Action Mom: Was a former Rhyhorn racer, who was very popular back in her day.

Broken Streak: She's the first mother to actually have her own room. No more mother sleeps in the kitchen jokes!

Professor Takao Cozmo (Dr. Takao Soraishi)

An astronomer from Fallarbor Town who gets embroiled in Team Aqua/Magma's plan for Mt. Chimney, wanting a special meteorite in his possession. While fairly minor in the original Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, the remakes expand his role and backstory significantly.

Ascended Extra: Went from a minor Victim of the Week type of NPC to a major player in the Delta Episode and a far more tragic past than no one could've imagined.

Foil: Is this to you as the player character in the remakes. Looking at the letters in Sea Mauville reveal that his father Raizo was an absolute workaholic to the point he was barely home anymore, his marriage crumbled, and Takao noticing his mother spending more time with "her friend" (obviously meaning she was having an affair). It got so bad that eventually both father and son grew old, and Raizo eventually began to associate a doll from his son AS his son. Compare Norman, who, while still being a workaholic, still could balance between being Gym Leader and husband and father.

Meaningful Name: Cozmo being obvious, being an astronomer. Soraishi can be rendered as "sky-rock", referring to the Meteorite connected to him, and Takao is derived from "takai" , meaning high.

Mineral Macguffin: Originally, his only claim to fame was his connection to the Meteorite, itself having no purpose. Come the remakes, said Meteorite turns out to be the pseudo-Mega Stone for Rayquaza.

Number Two: To Steven in the Delta Episode, serving as head of Mossdeep's mission control.

Smooch of Victory: The "I'm so happy I could kiss you" kind, to the operator who had been bugging him for the entirety of the crisis, once it boiles over.

When You Coming Home, Dad?: Ultimately, he never did. Worse, Raizo grew so senile that he came to think of the doll his son gave to him to help him think of him as his son.

Mr. Bonding

A peculiar man who shows up in various towns in X and Y. Talking to him will make him grant you a new O-Power to use.

Ascended Extra: Sort of. While he and the "Pokémon Center men" (the quintet who joined to create him) remain minor NPCs, their role has been expanded since Generation III, since they actually reward the player with O-Powers for talking to them, rather than each simply commenting on the player's chosen trendy words, how many other players they've traded with, etc. More importantly, it turns out he had a more tragic past than it seemed, and a good reason to feel all but outright said to be suicidal when you meet him in Mauville Hills: he was apparently the one left with the task of laying off many people from the Mauville Corporation once Wattson decided to shut down the project, as evidenced by a letter in Sea Mauville.

The Atoner: He used to be a man who felt "powerless" after he had to fire a ton of people from their jobs. After becoming Mr. Bonding, he travels the world to give power to everyone.

Does This Remind You of Anything?: In X and Y, Mr. Bonding is found in various hotel rooms (if a town has one) and "bonds" with the protagonist. That the O in "O-Power" hasn't been elaborated on also hasn't escaped the players.

Fusion Dance: Is the result of a six-way fusion between the five strange men in the Mauville Pokémon Center and a powerless man.

Humanoid Abomination: There's just something... not right about him. Played with and expanded upon in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, which reveals his origins.

Porn Stache: Considering its association with porn, it makes him even more unsettling.

Socialization Bonus: The O-Powers he bestows encourages this. The player can level them up faster and receive more significant effects from them by sharing them with other people in the Player Search System.

Take Up My Sword: The old men fuse with a powerless man to give him their power. This resulted in the creation of Mr. Bonding, who takes over their role as power givers.

You Gotta Have Blue Hair: It isn't that unusual for characters to sport brightly-colored hair, but when the player and most NPC models have normal tones, Mr. Bonding's purple stands out. Also noticeable are the men who fused to become him - for instance, Giddy's hair isn't just blond; it's bright yellow.

Aarune (Gilly)

A world-wandering man from Unova, and expert on Hoenn's secret bases. He serves as a guide to Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire's new and improved secret base system, filling Brendan and May in on them as they travel the region, and even battling them at one point.

Americans Are Cowboys: Despite being from Unova, a region based on the New York/New Jersey area, he speaks and dresses like a cowboy.

Coat Over the Shoulder: He's always seen carrying his coat over his shoulder. Understandable, considering how warm Hoenn is, he doesn't have reason to wear it.

The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard: Pre-Hall of Fame, Aarune's Flygon is Level 23. Trapinch doesn't evolve into Vibrava until Level 35, and Vibrava doesn't evolve into Flygon until Level 45.

Eagleland: He's from Unova and trends on the nicer side of this trope.

Theme Naming: Whatever the language, his name is a reference to the Hypericum flower genus.

Walking the Earth: He has spent about eleven years wandering the world, looking for a Secret Base for himself. After meeting with the player, he seems to have settled in the Secret Base Guild in Fortree City.

Weapon of Choice: Flygon. His move of choice is Secret Power, which is what's used to create a Super-Secret Base and the TM he hands out to people when introducing the concept. Flygon even has a Normal Gem to boost the move's power.

Lisia (Lucia)

The niece of Wallace, Lisia is a young Pokémon Coordinator introduced in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and the most famous and popular in the Hoenn region. She helps Brendan/May get a start in Pokémon Contest Spectaculars, and provides them with clothes to wear during those Contests.

Bonus Boss: For Contests. After you've won all the Master Ranks once, she'll compete in the next one you enter with her Altaria, Ali. It has a moveset optimized for the contest's category and insanely high condition.

Nice Girl: She picks you to be the next Contest Star, and gives you a snazzy costume, a Contest Pass, and a Pokéblock Kit, all for free. She's also very supportive and encouraging to you, congratulating you whenever you hit a new milestone. Most telling is the fact that she doesn't get jealous and overly-competitive, even stating that all she wants is for people and Pokemon to have a blast participating in Contests.

Ship Tease: Lisia gets quite a bit of it with the main character no matter what gender the player chooses, leading to a minor case of Ambiguously Bi.

Strong Family Resemblance: She looks a lot like a female Wallace. Turns out that she's his niece. There's also a magazine in the Sea Mauville with a woman on the cover that looks a lot like her, possibly her mother or grandmother.

Surpassed the Teacher: Wallace states Lisia has surpassed him in terms of Contest talent; this much shows during Contests where they appear together. Lisia's Ali will always have the higher condition.

Badass: Defeats Maxie (in Omega Ruby) or Archie (in Alpha Sapphire) and steals his Key Stone. The defeated team leader even remarks on her mastery over Dragon-type Pokémon.

Anti-Villain: Her actions in the Delta Episode are questionable, such as stealing other Trainers' Key Stones, and more so when you learn she assisted Team Aqua/Magma in their hopes to awaken Kyogre/Groudon, but she only wanted to summon Rayquaza.

Badass Bookworm: As a Lorekeeper, she's very knowledgeable about the history of Hoenn, particularly Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, and their ancient battles.

"Are they based on the ideals you cling to? Or are they based on actual truths?"

Chekhov's Gunman: First appears in Petalburg Woods, before the player even gets their first badge, then not again until the postgame. She's dressed as a member of the villainous team of your game at the time, though, and since you don't actually run into any female grunts until at least Slateport, you could be forgiven for not noticing that the one in the cutscene as you leave Petalburg has a unique model.

The Chooser of The One: Zinnia teaches you about the lore of the Hoenn region during their way up the Sky Pillar, and after the player tames Rayquaza and defeats her she passes on the title of Lorekeeper to them.

With her on the receiving end. She battles you after you capture Rayquaza, which along with being able to Mega Evolve, stands at Level 70, 8 levels higher than her highest leveled Pokémon, Salamence, and thus is more than capable of knocking out her entire team without breaking a sweat.

As for everyone else she battles on the other hand, she's the one doling them out.

Dangerously Genre Savvy: She is one of the few trainers in the series to try getting what she wants from someone by slugging him, and while doing so doesn't earn her much sympathy, it works.

Dead Guy Junior: Aster is heavily implied to be named after someone Zinnia lost.

Easily Forgiven: The framing of the epilogue gives off this impression as despite having enough remorse to return all the Key Stones she'd stolen, certain actions such as joining Team Aqua\Magma and destroying the Link Cable, right as she may be about that, are seemingly swept under the rug.

Fashionable Asymmetry: Has a Mega Anklet that wraps around her right leg, which is designed after Rayquaza.

Floral Theme Naming: Her name comes directly from the zinnia genus of flowers. Furthermore, her Whismur is nicknamed Aster, which is another genus of flowers.

Friendly Enemy: She and the player are using different methods, interfere with each other's plans, and have reason to question the morality of each other's actions. Yet every time they meet, she's respectful to the point of fangirling over everything the protagonist has accomplished. This is in contrast to how she never misses an opportunity to rub in Steven being a former Champion to his face.

Hypocrite: Despite the below Jerkass Has a Point, it goes deeper than that. She may be right in calling out Steven and Prof. Cozmo for their plan to use Infinity Energy to warp the meteor, as she believes it would make them no different than AZ using his lifeforce-powered weapon three millennia ago, and that they may inadvertently doom the people of another timeline that diverged from the Kalos war. However, when you consider the fact that she joined Team Aqua/Magma hoping to awaken Kyogre/Groudon, in the hope Rayquaza would notice and awaken, as well as seeing the failure merely as a setback, she doesn't necessarily have the moral high ground to call anyone out.

Jerkass Has a Point: Zinnia did have some point in that the Space Center's methods were unknowingly going to have massive consequences, and she expresses it through mockery and Sarcastic Clapping.

Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She tends to mock several people throughout the Delta Episode, but has a soft spot for both the player and Aster.

Limp and Livid: When entering battle, she hunches over and sways her arms while having a crazed look on her face. There's no real reason why, and she's calm and upright the moment the battle is over.

Meaningful Name: Her Japanese name comes from Red-Spider lillies, which are strongly tied to death and mortality. Similarly Zinnia's means (among other possible meanings) remembrance of those who have gone. Both names refer to the fact that she has likely lost someone close to her.

Ms. Exposition: She tells you the legend of Rayquaza on the way up the Sky Pillar.

Passing the Torch: After you tame Rayquaza and destroy the meteor, she "retires", and entrusts you with her duties, before leaving to go somewhere; she isn't seen again.

Red Is Heroic: Her eyes are red and her clothes have red markings on them.

Refused by the Call: She summons Rayquaza and tries to get it to Mega Evolve, but fails due to the 1000 years having drained Rayquaza of power. After the player character's meteorite restores Rayquaza's power, Zinnia decides to let them proceed in her stead.

Joined Team Magma (in Omega Ruby) or Aqua (in Alpha Sapphire) during the main storyline and assisted them in awakening Groudon/Kyogre in hopes that Rayquaza will respond to the weather crisis caused. The fact that this doesn't happen leads to her actions in the Delta Episode.

She also steals many of the character's Key Stones, including Brendan/May's, Wally's, Courtney (in Omega Ruby) or Matt's (in Alpha Sapphire), and Maxie (in Omega Ruby) or Archie's (in Alpha Sapphire), hoping that a large number of them will enforce Rayquaza's Mega Evolution. Once again, she's wrong. She returns them all once the crisis is over though.

The following characters have been put in this folder since they have too many spoilered tropes and cause a problem with policy. Therefore all spoilers are being unmarked for these characters, at least for Pokémon X and Y. You have been warned.

AZ

Do you want to know unending pain... like I have?

A mysterious Trainer from X and Y. The player encounters him several times throughout their journey. He is incredibly scornful and nihilistic in regards to humanity. He is in fact the ancient king of Kalos from thousands of years ago, granted eternal life by the Ultimate Weapon after using it to revive his deceased Floette.

Age Without Youth: Played with, according to Word of God he continued to age despite being rendered immortal, but still looks a bit younger than you'd expect a 3,000 year old man to be.

The Atoner: For killing thousands of Pokémon and people to use the Ultimate Weapon and revive his Floette.

Badass: AZ may not be at your level when you fight, but there's no denying that his team is good. He also looks very imposing.

Badass Grandpa: He's 3000 years old, and also a decent fighter. Physically, he's stuck in his fifties or sixties.

Bigger Bad: Sort of- he's not actively malevolent any more. His device is the reason that Lysandre is almost able to wipe out everyone on the planet, but he doesn't have that direct an impact on the plot, at least until towards the end.

Curb-Stomp Battle: With him on the receiving end. You battle him directly after your fight with the champion, meaning you are probably more than capable of defeating his three Pokemon. Not to mention their levels are a lot lower than the Elite Four and Champion's Pokemon.

The Giant: HOLY CRAP. Either in Super-Deformed mode or realistic-size-in-a-cutscene mode, the player character is barely taller than his knee. He's described as being 9 ft. tall or taller than a stretched out Seviper is long.

Gentle Giant: Though it turns out he is rather nice once his nihilism is gone. Good thing too, because he would've been a very imposing villain otherwise.

According to Word of God his height is a side effect of the Ultimate Weapon making him immortal. invoked

Humans Are Bastards: He has something of a nihilistic and negative view on humans, in part due to his own actions.

Immortality Immorality: On the one hand, becoming immortal himself wasn't his main goal. On the other hand, he was willing to and did sacrifice many others to revive his partner, causing them to abandon him.

Rummage Sale Reject: Potentially justified, as given how disheveled he looks, he may well have been homeless for a long time, leading to this trope. Not to mention the issues in finding things that would fit, given his size.

Seems to be one to Odin, who's noted in the myths as being very tall, having only one eye, and sometimes appearing to travelers as a ragged old man. Fitting, since all three Kalos legendaries are based off Norse creatures.

There's also hints of Gilgamesh in him too. Specifically: In the Epic, Gilgamesh traveled long and far in his quest for immortality for himself after the death of his closest companion, Enkidu; paralleling AZ's Walking the Earth to reunite with his Floette.

As stated previously, he also has hints of the medieval Christian legend of the Wandering Jew.

Unwitting Instigator of Doom: It is very heavily implied in the Delta Episode that his use of the ultimate weapon resulted in the birth of Deoxys, who first started antagonising the earth around three thousand years ago.

Walking Spoiler: He had so many spoiler tropes that he got moved to another folder.

Walking the Earth: Has been doing this for 3,000 years. He's confirmed during the Ruby and Sapphire remakes to have planted the giant tree in Sootopolis City and once saw Mega Rayquaza intervene in a fight between Groudon and Kyogre many years ago.

What The Hell, Master?!: In the backstory, Floette's reaction to the Ultimate Weapon and the cost of her resurrection was to turn her back on her beloved master and abandon him for three thousand years. Clearly, she thought he'd crossed the line, even if she couldn't articulate it as such.

When He Smiles: After your fight with him, he smiles for the first time since you met him and thanks you for freeing him from the torment of his past, which leads into Earn Your Happy Ending above.

Emma (Matičre)

A parentless 16-year old who lives in the alleys of Lumiose City where she goes to play with her Espurr "Mimi" and school children. She later is recruited into Looker's agency and eventually sees him as a father figure.

Bittersweet Ending: Looker leaves Kalos behind, but he purchases the agency's building so that she can live under a roof. Furthermore, she also gets Xerosic's suit so that she can become a crime fighter.

Bilingual Dialogue: Partakes in a bit of this with a Kantonese woman before using Mimi to translate what she's saying for the player's benefit. Namely, that she got robbed of her Pokémon.

Bonus Boss: After clearing Looker's sidequests, she can be fought using the suit on certain days in the agency.

Clothes Make the Superman: The suit she uses is designed so that her human capabilities are increased drastically to allow her to be an adequate Shapeshifter with capabilities matching that of a Ditto and Kecleon.

Compressed Hair: How Emma manages to fit all that hair into her helmet is the true miracle of science.

It Was a Gift: Looker's agency building from Looker and the suit from Xerosic along with his Pokémon.

Lotus-Eater Machine: Whenever she wears the suit, Emma is put to sleep and her body is controlled remotely. In the end, Xerosic turns the sleep mode off to allow her to use the suit's powers as how she sees fit.

Morality Pet: Mimi whenever Emma is wearing the suit that puts her in a sleeping state. Emma herself becomes this to Xerosic, who ends up pulling a Heel-Face Turn for her sake.

Orphan's Ordeal: After she is recruited into Looker's agency and learns that they don't have much food to go on, she decides to take a part-time job to help with the expenses. Unaware, she signed with Xerosic to test his suit technology.

Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The Lumiose Gang eventually settle into the Looker Bureau, aiding Emma in her crusade for justice.

Took a Level in Badass: Thanks to the Player Character, Looker, and Xerosic, she is essentially equipped to be able to engage in a detective business by the end of her story with the use of acquired skills, a powered suit, and two strong Pokemon.

Walking Spoiler: Arguably the most mysterious character in the whole X and Y cast who came out of nowhere.

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